Rocky Ridges

Knitted jumper for men in DROPS Air. The piece is worked top down with round yoke, English rib and double neck. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 224-18
DROPS Design: Pattern no ai-374
Yarn group C or A + A
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

MATERIALS:
DROPS AIR from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
300-350-350-400-450-500 g colour 05, brown

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 8 MM: Length 40 cm and 60-60-60-80-80-80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4.5 MM: Length 40 cm and 60-60-60-80-80-80 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 8 MM.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4.5 MM.
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need circular needle of 80 cm in each size.

KNITTING TENSION:
10 stitches in width and 30 rows in height with English rib (15 rows counted in knitted stitches) = 10 x 10 cm.
NOTE: Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 and A.2. Choose diagram for your size (applies to A.1).

INCREASE/DECREASE TIP (evenly spaced):
To work out how to increase/decrease evenly, count the total number of stitches on needle (e.g. 70 stitches) and divide by the number of increases/decreases to be made (e.g. 14) = 5. In this example, increase by making 1 yarn over after each 5th stitch. On the next round work the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes. When decreasing knit together each 4th and 5th stitch.
KNITTING TIP (stitch-numbers):
When counting the number of stitches, yarn overs are not counted as separate stitches.

DECREASE TIP (for sleeves in sizes L, XL, XXL and XXXL):
Decrease alternately before and after the marker thread.
Decrease 2 stitches at the end of the round:
Work until there are 4 stitches left before the marker thread, slip the first stitch and yarn over as if to knit together, knit 2 together (1 purl + stitch and yarn over), then pass the slipped stitch and yarn-over over the knitted together stitches, purl together the stitch and yarn over (= 2 stitches decreased).
Decrease 2 stitches at the beginning of the round:
Slip the first stitch and yarn over as if to knit together, purl 1, pass the slipped stitch and yarn-over over the purled stitch, slip the stitch back onto the left needle, pass the stitch and yarn-over over the stitch which was placed back onto the left needle, then slip the remaining stitch onto the right needle (= 2 stitches decreased).

CASTING-OFF TIP:
To avoid the cast-off edge being tight you can cast off with a larger size needle. If the edge is still tight, make 1 yarn over after approx. each 4th stitch at the same time as casting off; the yarn overs are cast off as normal stitches.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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JUMPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The neck and yoke are worked in the round with circular needle, top down – beginning of round = mid-front. The yoke is divided for the body and sleeves and the body continued in the round. The sleeves are worked in the round with short circular needle/double pointed needles, top down.
The jumper can be used inside-out and back-to-front, so make sure you fasten the strands neatly.

DOUBLE NECK:
Cast on 70-70-80-80-80-90 stitches with circular needle size 8 mm and DROPS Air. Change to circular needle size 4.5 mm (doing this avoids a tight cast-on edge).
Knit 1 round. Then work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 13 cm.
Knit 1 round where you decrease 14-14-16-16-16-18 stitches evenly spaced – read INCREASE/DECREASE TIP = 56-56-64-64-64-72 stitches.
Insert a marker at the beginning of the round = mid-front. THE YOKE IS MEASURED FROM HERE!

YOKE:
Change to circular needle size 8 mm. Work the next round as follows:
* Make 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch as if to purl, purl 1 *, work from *-* to end of round. Read KNITTING TIP!
Now work A.1 (English rib) over all stitches (= 7-7-8-8-8-9 repeats of 8 stitches).
REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
When A.1 has been completed in height there are 140-140-160-192-192-216 stitches and the yoke measures approx. 12-12-12-16-16-16 cm from the marker.
Work A.2 onwards until the yoke measures 24-26-27-29-31-33 cm from the marker.
Now divide the yoke for the body and sleeves as follows:
Work the first 20-20-22-28-28-32 stitches as before (= half front piece), place the next 30-30-36-40-40-44 stitches on 1 thread for the sleeve, cast on 4-8-8-4-8-8 stitches (= in side under sleeve), work the next 40-40-44-56-56-64 stitches (= back piece), place the next 30-30-36-40-40-44 stitches on 1 thread for the sleeve, cast on 4-8-8-4-8-8 stitches (= in side under sleeve), work the last 20-20-22-28-28-32 stitches (= half front piece).
The body and sleeves are finished separately. THE PIECE IS NOW MEASURED FROM HERE!

BODY:
= 88-96-104-120-128-144 stitches. Continue with A.2 - the 4-8-8-4-8-8 stitches under the sleeves are worked into the pattern, i.e. on the first round they are knitted/purled without yarn overs.
When the piece measures 29-29-30-30-30-30 cm from the division (or to desired length; there is approx 6 cm left), change to circular needle size 4.5 mm and increase as follows:
Work together the English rib stitches and their respective yarn overs.
* Knit 1, 1 yarn over *, work from *-* for the whole round = 176-192-208-240-256-288 stitches.
Work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 6 cm.
Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl – read CASTING-OFF TIP.
The jumper measures approx. 62-64-66-68-70-72 cm from the shoulder down.

SLEEVES:
Place the 30-30-36-40-40-44 stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on double pointed needles/short circular needle size 8 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 4-8-8-4-8-8 stitches cast on under the sleeve = 34-38-44-44-48-52 stitches. Insert a marker thread in the middle of the 4-8-8-4-8-8 stitches under the sleeve. Allow the thread to follow your work onwards; it will be used when decreasing under the sleeve.
Start at the marker thread and continue A.2 in the round – the 4-8-8-4-8-8 stitches under the sleeves are worked into the pattern, i.e. on the first round they are knitted/purled without yarn overs.
AT THE SAME TIME when the sleeve measures 6 cm, decrease 2 stitches under the sleeve (applies only to sizes L, XL, XXL and XXXL) – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 2 cm a total of 0-0-2-1-2-2 times = 34-38-40-42-44-48 stitches.
Continue working until the piece measures 42-41-39-38-37-35 cm from the division (or to desired length; there is approx. 6 cm left – NOTE: Shorter measurements in larger sizes due to wider neck and longer yoke). Change to double pointed needles size 4.5 mm and knit 1 round where you increase 6-8-8-8-8-10 stitches evenly spaced (the yarn overs in the pattern are worked together with their respective stitches) = 40-46-48-50-52-58 stitches. Work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 6 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl – remember CASTING-OFF TIP. Work the other sleeve in the same way.

ASSEMBLY:
Fold the neck double to the inside and sew down. To avoid the neck being tight and rolling outwards, it is important that the seam is elastic.

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